The Precast ... double-tee spandrel-beam assemblies commonly found in parking garages, plans to spend approximately $200,000 to further investigate the situation. During tests on torsion design ...

existing double-stair exiting system,” says Harper. The architects lobbied hard for the central core and stair design because it dramatically increased the building's usable square footage. “The floor ...

This half-scale model of a spiral staircase by American studio Matter Design is made from concrete ... and Fabrication The stair is produced with precast unreinforced concrete.

The central threaded bar, in turn, connects to the ceiling above to support the entire assembly and keep the stair steady. The project was inspired by Matter Design's attempts to define a ...

To solve the labourshortage problem many of them are built with factory-made, precast concrete components. The cellular and repetitive nature of apartment block design is ideally suited ... with an ...